Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-29
GOLD II ARKANSAS.
A Fever Which The Hot Springs Cannot
glura.
Charleston News and Courier.

Charleston News and Courier.
MI James Campbell OF Charleston, who
has just returned from visit to Rot
Springs, Ark, gave reporter for the
News aGd Courier, yesterday, very in
tcresting account of the recent important
mineral discoveries of thai place and the
excitement they have ocCssioned.
The presence of gold, silver and lead IN
the ne1ghborhood Of the springs has long
been known, bat no attempt TO utilize the
knowledge hos been made of late years on
account OF the difficulty in reduc-
ing the ore, the only mine
in the district being ere that
was worked to some extent by the
Sp4niards about $50 years age. The
present revival Of mining Interest IN the
district is due almost 70 sn scCident.
Professor Aughy, the state geOiogiSt OF
Colorado, and who is well known min
| ing expert having contracted lead poison
| ing in the course Of some Of his investl-
cations, went to the Hot Springs to eff
fect a cure. While there his attention
YVES extracted by the character OF the sur
face indications, and, analyZing some Of
! the ores, ne found them to be Of so great
value and in so large quantities
that he 81 once resigned his posi-
ton in his OWE state and settled III Bear
| City, the center Of the mineral district.
The nature Of his discovery soon became
known and caused the usual "g0lQieyer''
in the surrounding country. The farmers
trs5 began to l0Cste claims; ald miners
ffrom Mexico. Colorado and California
next flocked into the territory By hun
dreds, sll intent upon buying or locating
ClSims before ell were taken up. The
immigration still. continues, and experts
| among the newcomers say that in less
than we've months the biggest mining
camp in America will be near the springs
Several northern capitalists, who be
came interested in the proceedings ct en-
early stage, took some tons OF the ore to
the north for examination snd assay, anC
are now shipping machinery TO develop
the mines they own. The Lost Louisi-
ana Company" who own, among Others
the abandoned Spanish mine, which gives
It's name to the company, have suck 8
shaft fifty feet deep in the OLD workings
and are taking out ore that assays S84 &c
the ton IN gold and silver. Trees
ct least eighty years Of age ere
growing in the abandoned shaft
showing that the mines have not beer
worked st all within thSt period. The
claims are being opened as rapidly a:
possible, and three companies are already
working on paying basis. Mr.. Camp
bell is himself interested in four com
panies, esch of which controls from foul
to SIX promising claims. All three com
psnies have capital enough to open th'
mines, and propose, as soon es they sho"
paying ore, to put up smelters and staHl
mills, several Of which, belonging II
other corapsnies, are now st work.
Mr. Campbell exhibited q number o
specimens of ore to the reporter, most o
which, was taken from the surface, sD'
,assSSs Of these show st the rate of Sc
10 $500 ton, the average cost of bring
ing ton OF rock TO the surface in tn
Territory being from ST 80 to So. Tn
newly discovered mineral district is chou
100 miles in circumference, and every
where gives eviGeEce OF volcanic actio
on g large scale.
Fog farming purposes, Mr.. Campbell
estimates the value of lands in thi
district st shout 10 cents for 20,0C
acres. Hot Springs is in the chsrme
circle, snd indications OF the precior
metals are found in the town itself
digging into the steep hillsides to grad
the streets or for building purposes.